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June 2017 FAMILY Stories, Screenplays, and Short Films

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ACTORDRAMA BEST Scene Screenplay – FOR A GOOD LIFE
June 2017 Reading
by Natalia Maslin

ACTORFAMILY SHORT Screenplay – GIRL IN THE PAINTING
June 2017 Reading
by Scott Williamson
ACTORFEMALE TV PILOT Screenplay – JUNKED
June 2017 Reading
by Alice Dennard

festival posterTHE FINAL FAIRYTALE, 1min, UK, Family
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festival posterTHE SNOWMAN’S HAT, 2min, USA, Animation
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK		 festival posterFAMILY SHADOWS, 4min, USA, Family/Drama
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Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Director: Kierston Drier
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editor: John Johnson

Camera Operator: Mary Cox

FAMILY Feature Film of the Day: FLIES AND GUYS, by Fred Iden

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Title: FLIES AND GUYS 

Written by: Fred Iden

Genre: Family comedy

Type: Feature Screenplay

Logline: Struggling through a poor man’s midlife crisis is challenging but will a crazy dream help our hero realize there’s no place like home… before his wife throws him out?

WGA#: 1238062

Interested in this logline, please email us at info@wildsound.ca and we’ll forward your email to the writer.

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CARS 3 – What the critics are saying about it!

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cars 366% of critics give it a positive rating.

Critics Consensus: Cars 3 has an unexpectedly poignant story to go with its dazzling animation, suggesting Pixar’s most middle-of-the-road franchise may have a surprising amount of tread left.

 

 

 

The final chapter of the trilogy has saved the best for last and will at least deflect the most serious concerns of those who think this series has taken too many extra laps.

June 16, 2017 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
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Onscreen and in the audience, youth will be served.

June 16, 2017 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
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It’s a reasonably diverting, somewhat sluggish attempt to reinstall the “heart” of the first installment.

June 16, 2017 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
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It’s all well and good for the under-12s, but this movie never packs the kind of emotional punch we know Pixar is capable of.

June 16, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
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We get a lot of repetitive racetrack scenes – only a demolition derby stands out for the inventiveness of its animation – and a familiar message about believing in yourself.

June 16, 2017 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
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“Cars 3” hums along the track, and while its heart and humor could use minor tune-ups, it does enough visually to earn a checkered flag and keep this franchise from the scrapheap – for now, at least.

June 16, 2017 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
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Submit to the Screenplay Festival (Feature, Short) – Deadline Today

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Deadline June 15th Screenplay Festival – Get FULL FEEDBACK. Get script performed by professional actors
http://www.wildsound.ca/screenplaycontest.html

Watch WINNING Screenplay Readings – Watch videos of past winners performed by professional actors
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/feature_script_readings.html

READ 100s of testimonials from past submitters –
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Watch Past Winners (winners every single month):

 
 

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Submit to the TV Festival (Pilot, Spec) – Deadline Today

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SUBMIT your TV PILOT or TV SPEC Script
Voted #1 TV Contest in North America.

Deadline: TV PILOT/SPEC Script Festival – Get FULL FEEDBACK. Get script performed by professional actors
http://www.wildsound.ca/tvscreenplaycontest.html

Watch WINNING TV PILOT Screenplay Readings
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/tv_pilot_readings.html

Watch WINNING TV SPEC Screenplay Readings
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/tv_spec_readings.html

READ 100s of testimonials for past submitters –
TV Screenplay Testimonials from the WILDsound Festival

WATCH RECENT TV SCREENPLAY FESTIVAL READINGS (Winners every single month!)

ACTORTV PILOT Screenplay – THE SPECTRAL CITY
July 2016 Reading
Written by Arthur Vincie		ACTORTV SPEC Screenplay – BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
June 2016 Reading
Written by Linsen Oyosa		ACTORTV PILOT Screenplay – WILD MAGIC
June 2016 Reading
Written by Julie Nichols
ACTORTV PILOT Screenplay – CIVILIAN
June 2016 Reading
Written by Gina Scanlon		ACTORFAN FICTION Screenplay – SPACE 2099 (based on Space 1999)
June 2016 Reading
Written by Kevin D Story		ACTORTV SPEC Screenplay – THE MINDY PROJECT “Culture Club”
May 2016…

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Submit to the Novel Festival (Full, 1st chapter, performance reading) – Deadline Today

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DEADLINE June 15th: 1st CHAPTER/FULL NOVEL Festival.
http://www.wildsound.ca/book_contest.html

Get your story performed at the Writing Festival. FULL FEEDBACK on all entries.

NEW OPTION: Or, just submit for an actor performance reading transcript of your novel (any 5 pages of your book). Great way to promote the sales of your book if you’re already published. (see examples on the video playlist below)

Watch past winners. Winners every single month!

Watch the June 2016 Winners.
June 2016 Novel & Short Story Winners

Watch the May 2016 Winners.
May 2016 Novel & Short Story Winners

Watch the April 2016 Winners.
April 2016 Novel & Short Story Winners

Watch the March 2016 Winners.
March 2016 Novel Winners

Watch the February 2016 Winners.
February 2016 Novel Winners

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January 2016 Novel Winners

Watch the December 2015 Winners. At least 3-10 winners every month:
December 2015 Novel Winners

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FAMILY Movie Scene of the Day: Family Values – from THE BIRDCAGE (1996)

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After discovering that Val’s (Dan Futterman) family isn’t as normal as he thought, Senator Keeley (Gene Hackman) tries to leave the party.

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Cast: Hank Azaria, Dan Futterman, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Robin Williams, Calista Flockhart, Dianne Wiest
Director: Mike Nichols

MEGAN LEAVEY – What the critics have to say about the film!

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megan_leavey78% of the critics like the film.

“Megan Leavey” isn’t a big, or particularly surprising picture; it sketches out a simple story and then, reliably delivers.

June 9, 2017 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

If you’re looking for a good cry, Megan Leavey gets the job done, I suppose. But it’s a bit like a wet kiss from a puppy.

June 9, 2017 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

The film – the feature directorial debut for Gabriela Cowperthwaite, whose orcas-in-peril documentary, Blackfish, struck a nerve – treats the handler/dog relationship with respect, not cheap sensationalism.

June 9, 2017 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

With a female-directed, female-driven film this small, criticizing it feels like beating a baby seal. While well intentioned, the human-and-dog interest story lacks narrative drive and star Kate Mara is a limp noodle.

June 9, 2017 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

The emotion in Megan Leavey is not forced. It flows, up and down the leash, just like it’s supposed to.

June 9, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

“Megan Leavey” works because it takes Leavey seriously as a character, and it studies her journey through her life and through the Marines before Rex is even a factor in the story.

June 9, 2017 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

April 2017 FAMILY Stories, Screenplays, and Short Films

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ACTORFANTASY SHORT Screenplay – POLLY
April 2017 Reading
Written by Eric P. Granger

ACTORTV SPEC Screenplay – BOB’S BURGERS
April 2017 Reading
Written by Matthew J. Gonzalez
ACTORFAMILY FEATURE Screenplay – QUEST FOR LIGHT
April 2017 Reading
Written by Byron Anderson

festival posterGEORGE, 7min, USA, Documentary
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK		 festival posterTHE LONG GOODBYE: AN ALZHEIMER’S STORY, 5min, USA, Documentary
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festival posterTHE NEON STRUGGLE, 38min, USA, Documentary
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK		 festival posterRIGHT HERE OR OVER THERE, 16min, France, Drama
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festival posterBENDED BONDS, 6min, Belgium, Drama
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Director/Producer: Matthew Toffolo

Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne

Editor: John Johnson

writing CONTEST1st CHAPTER or FULL NOVEL CONTEST
Get full feedback! Winners get their novel made into a video!		 SCREENPLAY CONTESTSUBMIT your FEATURE Script
FULL FEEDBACK on all entries. Get your script performed
TV CONTESTSUBMIT your TV PILOT or TV SPEC Script
Voted #1 TV Contest in North America.		 FILM CONTESTSUBMIT your SHORT Film
Get it showcased at the FEEDBACK Festival